Faculty Accomplishments

Cornerstone University professors are involved in research, publishing, and many other academic activities outside the classroom. Along with their rigorous pursuit of knowledge and excellence in their fields, CU professors put their students' education first, pushing them to higher levels of learning and intellect.

Prof. Hammond was a panelist for "Women in Operations: Embracing Past Imperfections" at the GE: Aviation Midwest Division Event on October 3, 2014. She also spoke on “Your Identity” at the CU Women Speak series on February 4, 2015. Women Speak is a new series designed to provide awareness and directed learning around topics specifically of interest to women, create an environment of value and self-empowerment for CU women, build a culture that values women and cultivate a supportive community between all women on our campus.

Prof. Randy Miller has an entry in Art Prize at St. Cecilia Music Center, 24 Ransom, NE, G.R. It is a jazz album entitled “First Taste”. He recorded, mixed and mastered this project in CU’s Faber studios with CU ’14 alum Jake Maquire. The artist’s name is Steve Talaga.

Dr. Myers co-authored an article entitled "Impact of campus child care director leadership and activities on the internal success and integration of the campus center" for the Journal of Early Childhood Research.

Dr. Rick Ostrander, Cornerstone University provost, has been involved in various professional activities in Fall 2014:

On September 29, Dr. Ostrander addressed first-year students at Spring Arbor University on various topics in his book, Why College Matters to God.

On October 20-26, Dr. Ostrander gave a series of talks on the purpose and value of Christian higher education at churches and schools in Hong Kong and Beijing.

On November 2, Dr. Ostrander participated in a panel presentation on “Sustainable Models of Campus Internationalization” at the Council for Independent Colleges annual conference in Portland, Oregon.

In November, Dr. Ostrander’s chapter, “The Southernization of the Evangelical Mind” appears in American Evangelicalism: George Marsden and the State of American Religious History (University of Notre Dame Press, 2014).

Dr. Pasquale presented two papers on folk linguistics at the World Congress of Applied Linguistics in Brisbane, Australia, August 2014. He also presented lectures on English teaching and pronunciation and spoke in chapel at Hokuriku Gakuin University, Kanazawa, Japan, October 2014.

Prof. Spence is the recipient of the Scouloudi Research Award by the Institute of Historical Research in London. Prof. Spence is completing a book on nineteenth-century Evangelicalism which will be published next year.